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(...) Dear John, Have you seen Jake McKee's statement? "... Mindstorms is not going away, but may continue to evolve. Like all technology products, Mindstorms will continue to grow and improve as consumers gain new technology knowledge and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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I wrote Michael Anderson (firmware guru at TLC) expressing my concerns about the future of Mindstorms based on the recent press regarding TLC's financial woes. I asked him if he could reassure me. He said, "there are some very interesting projects (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) If TLC is trying to control costs and return to profitability, they will want to cut products that have a bad profit margin for them. This would likely include Star Wars and Harry Potter on the basis of licensing fees and specialized part (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks, that explains where it comes from. So liftarms should be those which have axle holes at the end, otherwise it'll be hard to lift things with them, right? Jürgen (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I only know one language, so you are way ahead of me. :) (...) I understand completely. And agree totally. (...) I think we were sort of saying the same thing... just using different words. :) All the best, Allan B. (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> wrote in message news:HrC4AA.1JKr@lugnet.com... (...) i'm sorry my english is weak i know i meant to ask rhetoric what for TLC released FT in a shape which cannot be recognized as FT :) (...) holy (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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let's don't make things worse than they really are if we think "the core" is brick and nothing more then we should think TLC will stop producting plates which is stupid so IMO technic is a patr of "core" the same with liftarms (studless beams) "the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Good link... thanks! For some reason (in my little brain) those are the only ones I call liftarms. And for the triangles, I use the nickname 'hanger' since they sort of look like clothes hangers... well, at least to me. (...) Not a problem. :) (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) <set:5280> Thanks for a very interesting post, - David (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Jim Hughes wrote: <snip> (...) Thank you Jim! I figured you'd reappear some day :-) Thanks to Clark as well! I'm happy to see Technica online again. best, TJ (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic)
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